vindicate
vin duh kayt
- v show to be right by providing justification or proof
vindicate a claim - v maintain, uphold, or defend
vindicate the rights of the citizens - v clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof
You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel
- The news channel said that their stand that there was racial discrimination against Indians was vindicated when the locals came out in support of the Indians.
- Maybe the "surge" will turn out to be a huge success and vindicate Bush's strategy.
- If one forgets Flaubert's Madame Bovary, Miss du Maurier can vindicate her unoriginality by quoting Pope: What oft was thought but ne'er so well express'd.